353 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND PHILLIPS, Jasper “Babe” Babe was born in Chesley, Ontario in 1920. He enlisted in the Army in September 1942 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment in Canada, England and Europe during World War II. Babe was with the RCR as a scout. One time he was out in front of the unit with a younger soldier, close to the enemy lines, when the young man lit a cigarette. To prevent them from being caught, their own men shot the younger man. The two were not captured by the enemy and the young man survived. He was discharged in November 1945. He was a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Chesley Branch 144. Babe passed away in 1981. PHILLIPS, Richard Allan Richard was born in Exeter, Ontario on July 5, 1957. On August 5, 1975, he enlisted with the Army and was assigned to the 8th Canadian Hussars, 1st Hussars. Richard served from 1985 to 1990 in Germany included collapse of the wall; 1991 to 1992 in Angola leading to the first election; 2001 to 2002 including September 11, 2001, in Egypt. In Afghanistan 2007 concurrently with daughter, Maj Jaime Phillips, Arty; possibly the first combat arms father-daughter to do so in a war zone. He was involved in Pakistan High Commission in 2011 as LO to Comd TF Kandahar and Kuwait in 2016 as Canadian LO to Coalition Headquarters, War in Iraq. He was discharged on February 15, 2017. Richard has been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 145 for twenty years. PHILLIPS, Leonard Earl “Len” Leonard was born in Merrickville, Ontario on November 17, 1894. He was born to Louisa Wright the daughter of American Aaron Wright, brother of Philemon Wright. The brother had previously immigrated to Canada and they established the town Bytown, now known as the cities of Ottawa-Hull/ Gatineau. In 1915, at the age of 21, Leonard enlisted into the Canadian Army at Landsdowne Park, Ottawa, during the First World War and was assigned to the 8th Canadian Mounted Riflemen. (Eventually the Regiment was renamed Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.) Leonard was injured at Dieppe when a crate of shells crushed his foot. He was hospitalized in Europe for six months before being discharged at the end of the war. On his return to Ottawa, Len was employed with the Canadian National Railroad as a Conductor on various passenger runs. He was later employed with the New York Central Railroad freight runs from Ottawa to Massena, New York. Employed 45 years with the NYC it became mandatory retirement for him as the Canada/US runs were discontinued. Leonard had been a member of Bells Corners Branch of The Royal Canadian Legion. He passed away on August 17, 1978.
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